Newsroom

• Making Victoria’s Transport System Safer And More Accessible

  1 July 2022

• COVID-19 information for bus operators

  16 June 2022

  Frequently asked questions for Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) bus industry stakeholders regarding operations during a pandemic.

• Online sessions for previously registered operators in the education sector

  13 June 2022

• Regulatory Guidance Note: Bus Operators Annual and Quarterly Bus Inspections

  16 May 2022

• Bus Safety Act 2009 changes: Info sessions for previously registered operators

  13 May 2022

• The BSA 2009 amendments from 1 March 2022

  1 March 2022

• New requirements for bus operators in Victoria

  1 March 2022

• Bus operator change in circumstances FAQ

  1 March 2022

• Proposed courtesy bus service - Savage River

  5 January 2022

• Consultation: Bus safety regulatory reforms

  21 December 2021

• Conviction for driver fatigue-related bus incident

  21 December 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus service - Windows Film Productions

  22 September 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus service - Warner Bros

  16 August 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus services - Northern Pictures

  2 July 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus services - EHC Hospitality, Fires Productions

  9 April 2021

• Invitation to make submissions - courtesy bus services - Quicklift

  3 March 2021

• New bus safety regulations

  9 October 2020

• Bendigo bus operator fleet grounded

  21 January 2020

• Bus regulator and Chinese consulate join forces for safety

  15 January 2020

• Bus Safety operation Melbourne Airport

  3 December 2019

• Meet the Director: Lisa takes the wheel

  29 November 2019

• Buses grounded at Dunkeld races

  20 November 2019

• Message from the Acting Director, Bus Safety - October 2019

  1 November 2019

• Alpine audit program and risk management

  1 November 2019

• Audit leads to suspension

  1 November 2019

• The importance of reporting incidents and accidents

  1 November 2019

• Don’t risk your accreditation

  1 November 2019

• Regulator suspends accredited Bendigo bus operator

  26 September 2019

• Bus operator accreditation suspended

  13 August 2019

• Bus operators get set for snow

  3 July 2019

• Regulator makes inroads into better regional bus safety

  20 June 2019

• Getting a taste for safety at Rutherglen Winery Walkabout

  18 June 2019

• Focus on tour and charter bus sector safety

  14 March 2019

• Regulator suspends bus operator accreditation

  24 December 2018

• Risk of wiring loom catching fire

  3 December 2018

• Bus safety blitz – Multiple infringements

  20 November 2018

• Audit program

  26 September 2018

• Blitz on tour and charter services

  19 September 2018

• Unaccredited operators prosecuted

  11 September 2018

• Regulator prosecutes bus operator after fatal crash on Great Ocean Road

  24 August 2018

• Worn wire casing leads to fire in roof cavity

  20 August 2018

• Alpine operation demonstrates safety culture

  14 August 2018

• Transdev improving safety systems

  2 August 2018

• Unannounced inspections reveal wider party bus defects

  11 July 2018

• Bus Safety Week 2018: 2-6 July

  29 June 2018

• Dee Decker loses accreditation

  26 April 2018

• Invitation for submissions - autonomous bus trial

  28 March 2018

• Lunar New Year compliance activity

  21 March 2018

• Take a back seat for senior bus passengers

  27 December 2017

• Montague St bridge crash: Bus operator charged

  4 October 2017

• TSV grounds 12 buses

  22 September 2017

• Looking to the future of transport safety

  11 September 2017

• Bus operator ordered to get vehicles roadworthy

  8 August 2017

• Joining forces for Melbourne Airport compliance activity

  20 July 2017

• Director Bus Safety departs TSV

  30 June 2017

• Buses rev up for Safety Week

  1 May 2017

• Bus compliance activities: Farming and school transport

  13 April 2017

• OTSI report - bus engine compartment fire

  29 March 2017

• Bus forum presentations available

  23 March 2017

• Collaborating for safety

  21 February 2017

• Compliance operations: Phillip Island and Twelve Apostles

  8 February 2017

• Clearing the Eagle at Arthurs Seat

  28 December 2016

• Prosecutions result in fines

  21 December 2016

• Compliance checks at Melbourne Airport

  15 December 2016

• Bus rollaways research released

  23 November 2016

• Idle hands throwing rocks and eggs

  27 September 2016

• Safety culture guidance

  23 September 2016

• Bus passengers need to get a grip

  24 August 2016

• Final stop for rogue bus operator

  11 August 2016

• Safety alert - door sensitive edge

  22 July 2016

• New videos drive home safety messages

  21 June 2016

• Inaugural Bus Safety Week

  20 June 2016

• Task force targeting anti-social behaviour

  16 May 2016

• Illegal bus services uncovered in NE Victoria

  5 May 2016

• Airport compliance activity

  24 March 2016

• Blitz on tourist buses finds room for improvement

  22 February 2016

• Commuters urged to be safety smart

  22 January 2016

• Annual bus incident statistics

  17 January 2016

• Rogue tour bus operators targeted at Twelve Apostles

  24 November 2015

• New direction for Victoria’s transport safety regulator

  21 October 2015

• Risk of fire in roof mounted bus air conditioning unit

  18 August 2015

• Risk of fire in the engine compartment of buses

  13 May 2015

• Risk of failure to brake actuators fitted to Hyundai buses

  27 March 2015

• Risk of school bus lights overheating

  31 January 2015

• Risk of wheels dislodging from axles

  11 April 2013

• Risk of fire in engine compartment of Mercedes Benz bus

  15 November 2012

• Risk of fire in bus engine compartment

  20 July 2011

• Risks associated with working under a bus

  11 August 2010